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A Simple DIY Tutorial For How To Make A Balloon Unicorn.
Whether you’re having a unicorn themed party or just looking for a fun unicorn craft to make, you’ll want to stick around for these adorable DIY unicorn balloons. They are super cute, magical and I’m not kidding when I tell ya… all the things I used to create it, I purchased at my local Dollar Tree.
The kiddos will love helping you create these cute faces with the balloons! Adding these to the party decorations will surely be a hit! Read on for the Supplies & full tutorial.
Supplies To Make A Balloon Unicorn
Here’s what you’ll need for making this project.
Scissors
Clear tape (double sided tape would be best but I used what I had on hand)
Decorative shred ( I used the transparent pearl looking color with hints of pink and green from Dollar tree, I posted a link in case you can’t find it)
Balloons (tip: if you’re looking to put them on a string, then make sure you fill them with Helium as they will not float if they are blown up by mouth. (you can use a helium tank and do it yourself or have a party store do this for you prior to making them)..if you have other plans for using them such as on a balloon stick or as wall decorations then you can just blow them up by mouth versus helium).
The Easy HOW-TO
Start by cutting out an outline the horn & the ears. (Do not remove the sticker from the backing.)
Tape the bottom of the horn to the flattest part of the top front of balloon ( If it doesn’t stand directly upwards, I was able to bend & manipulate it to get it where I wanted it-I did this at the end along with the ears.)
Once the horn was attached, I cut a plain skinny strip off the decal and folded it in half.
I placed this paper strip (outside crease down) stuffed it in the tight space between the balloon and the horn and taped both the top to the horn and bottom to the balloon. It should look something like this and will help support the horn and push it forward. You can cover it with the shreds (unicorn hair) so it’s not noticeable in the steps ahead.
Next, do the same thing with the ears. Cut outline of them (again, do not peel off from the backing). Then tape them overlapping the sides of the horn. They will go straight back versus forward. In order to bring them forward you can manipulate them like I mentioned earlier. I took the tip of the ear and did the bend and hold process to get it where I liked them.
Then peel off the sticker eyes and the blushing cheeks from the sticker backing and stick them on the balloon.
Now it’s time for the hair. Take long peices of tape and dip them in the bag of shreds. This is why I said double sided tape would be suitable. You can stick one side to the shreds and the other to the balloon. I didn’t have double sided tape on hand but it will work with regular tape but you will just have to tape down the ends extra good because the handful of shreds will make it less likely to stick, nothing a little extra tape won’t solve.
Can you see in the pic where the horn has a slight bend it to, in order to make it stand straight up, you can get this look by bending the horn down in front of the face and holding it-or tuck it between the hair and let it stay for some time.
That’s it! And just like that you have THE CUSTEST unicorn balloons! You can get several balloons with all the extra shredding & balloons left over in the pack, you just need the decals (which are only a buck!)